In truth, this was actually not Li Ling's initial plan. He only had a vague idea of how he wanted to handle Cai Dong, especially since capturing her was a spur-of-the-moment thing. He predicted that he would be stuck at the peak of Qi Refinement for a while, so he wanted to invest in some other useful techniques in the meantime to enhance his power across the board.
However, after repeated fights during this escape, Li Ling had come to understand that carrying a single prisoner for him at this stage was extremely burdensome. While Cai Dong had not yet done anything treacherous, Li Ling had no way to read her mind and he was not savvy in that regard either.
